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Tact (n)
Sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty; nice perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances.
I think that in an environment that pushes personal freedom and expression there has been a slow but constant movement towards tactlessness. Don't get me wrong, I am all for freedom and expressing oneself but there is way too much of the "fuck all" attitude and the "its none of their business" mentality. I think that sometimes tact is wrongly defined as a quelling of ones own feelings, wants, desires, and emotions. That is not it at all. It is the use of discretion to protect the feelings of yourself and others. For example, you don't bring up your cousin's ex-wife at his wedding. Consideration of others is a wonderful thing. People who have tact strive not to hurt the ones they care about. The tactless are just bound for pain.
So people, lets use some tact from time to time. Please?
Sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty; nice perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances.
I think that in an environment that pushes personal freedom and expression there has been a slow but constant movement towards tactlessness. Don't get me wrong, I am all for freedom and expressing oneself but there is way too much of the "fuck all" attitude and the "its none of their business" mentality. I think that sometimes tact is wrongly defined as a quelling of ones own feelings, wants, desires, and emotions. That is not it at all. It is the use of discretion to protect the feelings of yourself and others. For example, you don't bring up your cousin's ex-wife at his wedding. Consideration of others is a wonderful thing. People who have tact strive not to hurt the ones they care about. The tactless are just bound for pain.
So people, lets use some tact from time to time. Please?
posted by Playground Superstar at 8:27 AM
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